Django Unchained Trailer: Now with more gladiators and Jonah Hill

What with Looper, The Master, Argo, Seven Psychopaths, and all the other must-see movies hitting the theaters in the past month, you may have forgotten all the hype for Tarantino and Django Unchained. Django‘s set for a Christmas day release, and according to reports, may be ready in time to play the Rome Festival next month (I’ll be attending, but between my yacht parties and manservants, who knows if I’ll have a chance to see it?).

Anyway, Jamie Foxx has to become a bounty hunter under the tutelage of Christoph Waltz (a bounty hunter/dentist) so he can rescue his wife Broomhilda von Shaft (yes, that’s her character’s real name) from evil Leonardo DiCaprio, who runs a big plantation where he holds gladiator-style slave fights. Sam Jackson and Don Johnson both have Colonel Sanders hair and fit in there somehow as well. Oh, and Jonah Hill shows up for the first time, appearing to play some kind of Klansman in a scene very reminiscent of O Brother Where Art Thou (am I crazy, or is the guy under the bag who yells at Jonah Hill in this the same guy who played the Klansman/political candidate running against the incumbent in O Brother?). I’m assuming Jamie Foxx eventually gets captured, and all hope looks lost until president Daniel Day-Lewis eventually comes along, frees the slaves, and beats Jonah Hill to death with a bowling pin. Goddamn that would be awesome.

He’s good. He made the rare transition from Tiger Beat to Serious Artist. Its pretty rare. I liked Basketball Diaries then he seemed to lose his way until after he filmed the Beach. Probably realized what a turd that was. He’s been solid ever since.

The Avengers = slightly above average comic book movie, which is an ok movie at best. TDKR = worst Christopher Nolan movie yet, which is a good movie. Prometheus = shit, really pretty shit, but shit nonetheless. Cabin in the Woods = good. So no great movies and only a couple good ones.

It was a decent movie but I felt let down overall. Maybe it was an expectation level thing but I found it kind of dull. Definitely some good comedy bits and over the top craziness. To me it seemed inconsistent though.

My problem with the movie is instead of an action movie centered on the Basterds. it was a revenge story centered around a character I didn’t even know was in the movie (based on trailers).

Also, the actress looked like Heidi Montag of “The Hills”, who was everywhere on tv and radio at the time and was one of the reasons I was in favor for abortion leading up to 19 years after date of conception.

She also looked like Sandra Locke, who was the cancer in Clint Eastwood’s life and film career from roughly 1977 to 1983.

Here’s my thing with recent Tarantino movies. I feel like he has too much control over them and there doesn’t seem to be anyone who can say, “You knows what, this would work better”. So Tarantino puts out great movies that could be so much better. That’s what I thought coming out of “Basterds” Great movie, really needed someone to say, “We don’t need a 20 minute card game or 20 minutes in a cafe, we need more screen time for the Basterds.” It’s not all about you, no one gives a shit about Leni Riefenstah.

There are only really two directors I know whose names I know and films I’ve see all of and still loved, even if tilted ‘Revolver’ or ‘Death Proof’, and Those are Tarantino and Guy Ritchie. And yes, I expect that I’m alone in this. Looking forward to new Tarantino!

Just finished reading the “10 Most Offensive” things about this movie, and it suprises me that adults with sound minds, can go into a Tarantino film about slavery/Vengeance/Revenge, and be all “He used the N word to many times. They glorified that Jamie Foxx shouldn’t be on a horse. That Jerry must be retarded, and the clan scene was more offensive then hilarious.” Grow up people. First of all it’s more racist to say a white person can’t use a word, because it’s only for black people, then to use the word in a NON derogatory manner, If Sam Jackson approves it, then STFU. You think he woulda done 10 Tarantino movies if he thought he was a giant racist, trying to get shock value from the word.